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Market Cap
$2.77T
P/E
33.8
52W High
$264.15
52W Low
$176.13
Analysts
61人
Latest Close$261.12
As OfApr 27, 2026
Volume44.8M
Top HolderVanguard Group Inc 7.9%
PeopleTechnology NodeProduct LaunchUpstreamDownstreamFinancialsValuationRegulatoryMajor News19941998200320082013201720222027Amazon foundedAmazon founded Jul 5, 1994 Jeff Bezos incorporates Amazon as an online bookstore, creating the customer-obsessed retail platform that later expands into marketplace, logistics and cloud.Amazon.com laun...Amazon.com launches Jul 16, 1995 Amazon opens to customers on the web, proving online book retailing and starting the e-commerce traffic flywheel.Amazon IPOAmazon IPO May 15, 1997 Amazon lists publicly, giving the company capital access to prioritize growth and category expansion over near-term profit.Third-party mar...Third-party marketplace launches Nov 7, 2000 Amazon opens its platform to third-party sellers, creating marketplace selection, seller services and later fulfillment economics.AWS web service...AWS web services roots Jul 16, 2002 Amazon begins exposing web services and developer APIs, laying early groundwork for AWS as an infrastructure business.Prime launchesPrime launches Feb 2, 2005 Amazon launches Prime with free two-day shipping, converting retail loyalty into a subscription and logistics utilization flywheel.S3 launchesS3 launches Mar 14, 2006 AWS launches Simple Storage Service, turning internal infrastructure capabilities into external developer services.EC2 launchesEC2 launches Aug 25, 2006 Elastic Compute Cloud introduces on-demand compute, establishing the core cloud infrastructure product behind AWS scale.Fulfillment by ...Fulfillment by Amazon launches Sep 19, 2006 FBA lets sellers use Amazon logistics, deepening marketplace quality control and improving Prime selection.Kindle launchesKindle launches Nov 19, 2007 Kindle extends Amazon from retailer to device, content and digital distribution platform.Zappos acquisit...Zappos acquisition Jul 22, 2009 Amazon acquires Zappos, expanding footwear and apparel know-how while reinforcing customer service culture.Kiva Systems ac...Kiva Systems acquisition Mar 19, 2012 Amazon buys Kiva Systems, accelerating warehouse robotics and long-term fulfillment productivity.AWS re:Invent s...AWS re:Invent scales cloud platform Nov 27, 2012 AWS re:Invent becomes the flagship launchpad for enterprise cloud, developer services and ecosystem adoption.Fire Phone fail...Fire Phone failure Jul 25, 2014 The Fire Phone flop highlights the risk of competing in smartphones and shifts device focus toward Echo, Kindle and services.Echo and Alexa ...Echo and Alexa launch Nov 6, 2014 Amazon launches Echo and Alexa, creating a voice assistant and smart-home distribution strategy.AWS segment dis...AWS segment disclosure Apr 23, 2015 Amazon begins reporting AWS as a separate segment, revealing cloud profitability and changing the equity story.Prime Video glo...Prime Video global expansion Dec 14, 2016 Prime Video expands internationally, increasing Prime value and content-spend obligations.Whole Foods acq...Whole Foods acquisition closes Aug 28, 2017 Amazon closes Whole Foods, entering physical grocery at scale and linking Prime to offline retail.Advertising bus...Advertising business breaks out Apr 26, 2018 Amazon advertising becomes a more visible high-margin business, adding a profit pool beyond retail and AWS.HQ2 selectedHQ2 selected Nov 13, 2018 Amazon selects New York and Northern Virginia for HQ2, increasing labor, tax and political scrutiny around expansion.One-day Prime s...One-day Prime shipping push Apr 25, 2019 Amazon invests heavily to move Prime from two-day to one-day shipping, raising capex and fulfillment costs while defending loyalty.Pandemic demand...Pandemic demand surge Apr 30, 2020 COVID-driven e-commerce demand accelerates Amazon retail volume, fulfillment hiring and AWS digital workload adoption.AWS Graviton2 a...AWS Graviton2 adoption Dec 1, 2020 AWS custom Arm chips gain customer traction, supporting the long-term thesis that custom silicon can improve cloud economics.Jassy CEO trans...Jassy CEO transition announced Feb 2, 2021 Amazon announces Andy Jassy will become CEO, shifting leadership from founder-led retail expansion to AWS-informed operating discipline.Jassy becomes C...Jassy becomes CEO Jul 5, 2021 Andy Jassy officially becomes CEO as Amazon faces logistics overbuild, labor pressure and cloud competition.Rivian investme...Rivian investment mark-to-market Nov 10, 2021 Rivian IPO creates a large investment gain but adds noisy earnings volatility outside core operations.Buy with Prime ...Buy with Prime launched Apr 21, 2022 Buy with Prime opens Amazon fulfillment and Prime conversion tools to external merchants, extending the logistics platform beyond Amazon.com.One Medical acq...One Medical acquisition announced Jul 21, 2022 Amazon announces One Medical acquisition, expanding healthcare ambitions and adding regulatory review risk.iRobot acquisit...iRobot acquisition announced Aug 5, 2022 Amazon announces iRobot acquisition, aiming for smart-home expansion but adding antitrust exposure.2022 retail ove...2022 retail overcapacity reset Oct 27, 2022 Amazon acknowledges fulfillment overcapacity and cost inflation, forcing an efficiency reset after pandemic expansion.Large layoffs a...Large layoffs announced Jan 4, 2023 Amazon begins one of its largest layoff cycles, signaling operating discipline after pandemic overbuild.One Medical dea...One Medical deal closes Feb 22, 2023 Amazon closes One Medical, bringing primary-care assets into the health strategy while monetization remains uncertain.Bedrock announc...Bedrock announced Apr 13, 2023 AWS announces Amazon Bedrock, giving customers managed access to foundation models and positioning AWS in generative AI platforms.Q1 2023 AWS slo...Q1 2023 AWS slowdown Apr 27, 2023 AWS growth decelerates as customers optimize cloud spend, creating the key investor concern that AI must later offset.Project Kuiper ...Project Kuiper production satellites Jul 21, 2023 Amazon prepares Project Kuiper production satellite rollout, keeping satellite broadband as a long-cycle capex option.Anthropic strat...Anthropic strategic collaboration Sep 25, 2023 Amazon announces up to $4 billion investment in Anthropic; Anthropic selects AWS as primary cloud provider and Trainium/Inferentia partner.Project Kuiper ...Project Kuiper prototype launch Oct 6, 2023 Amazon launches two prototype Kuiper satellites, moving the satellite network from plan to in-orbit validation.Q3 2023 retail ...Q3 2023 retail margin recovery Oct 26, 2023 Amazon reports stronger operating income as retail cost discipline and ads improve the margin story.re:Invent 2023 ...re:Invent 2023 Trainium2 and Q Nov 28, 2023 AWS introduces Trainium2 and Amazon Q, connecting custom silicon, developer assistants and enterprise AI adoption.Prime Video ads...Prime Video ads begin Jan 29, 2024 Amazon introduces ads into Prime Video in major markets, creating a new high-margin advertising inventory stream.iRobot deal ter...iRobot deal terminated Jan 29, 2024 Amazon and iRobot terminate the acquisition after regulatory pressure, limiting smart-home hardware expansion.Rufus shopping ...Rufus shopping assistant Feb 1, 2024 Amazon launches Rufus, a generative AI shopping assistant, tying AI to retail conversion and product discovery.Q4 2023 results...Q4 2023 results show profit rebound Feb 1, 2024 Amazon reports strong holiday-quarter profit, confirming cost discipline and advertising leverage.Dow inclusionDow inclusion Feb 26, 2024 Amazon joins the Dow Jones Industrial Average, increasing blue-chip index relevance and institutional visibility.Anthropic inves...Anthropic investment reaches $4B Mar 27, 2024 Amazon completes the previously announced $4 billion Anthropic investment, deepening the AWS model-partner channel.Amazon Q GAAmazon Q GA Apr 30, 2024 AWS makes Amazon Q generally available, pushing generative AI assistants into development and business workflows.Q1 2024 AWS acc...Q1 2024 AWS acceleration Apr 30, 2024 Amazon reports AWS growth acceleration and stronger operating income, easing fears that cloud optimization would persist.Logistics regio...Logistics regionalization benefits May 1, 2024 Amazon highlights regional fulfillment network improvements that lower cost to serve and speed delivery.AWS CEO transit...AWS CEO transition to Matt Garman Jun 3, 2024 Matt Garman becomes AWS CEO, putting sales execution and AI infrastructure delivery under new leadership.Prime Day 2024 ...Prime Day 2024 record event Jul 18, 2024 Prime Day demand supports the thesis that retail loyalty and advertising inventory remain resilient.Q2 2024 capex s...Q2 2024 capex step-up Aug 1, 2024 Amazon raises capital spending expectations as AWS and AI infrastructure demand increase investor focus on free cash flow timing.Project Kuiper ...Project Kuiper first customer terminals Oct 1, 2024 Amazon advances Kuiper hardware and enterprise/government positioning, but commercial revenue remains future-dated.Q3 2024 AWS and...Q3 2024 AWS and ads leverage Oct 31, 2024 Amazon reports continued AWS and advertising strength, reinforcing the multi-profit-pool thesis.Anthropic addit...Anthropic additional $4B Nov 22, 2024 Amazon invests an additional $4 billion in Anthropic; AWS remains primary cloud and training partner.Nova foundation...Nova foundation models Dec 3, 2024 Amazon announces Nova foundation models, adding first-party model optionality alongside third-party Bedrock models.Trainium2 Ultra...Trainium2 UltraServers Dec 3, 2024 AWS highlights Trainium2 systems for large model training, making custom silicon more central to the AI capex ROI story.Q4 2024 AWS cap...Q4 2024 AWS capacity constraint Feb 6, 2025 Amazon reports strong demand but signals capacity and capex intensity around AWS AI infrastructure.Alexa+ announce...Alexa+ announced Feb 26, 2025 Amazon announces Alexa+, reframing Alexa as a generative AI agent and testing consumer AI willingness to pay.Project Kuiper ...Project Kuiper first production launch Apr 28, 2025 Amazon launches initial production Kuiper satellites, moving into deployment phase with heavy capex and delayed revenue.Q1 2025 AWS AI ...Q1 2025 AWS AI demand May 1, 2025 Amazon reports AWS demand tied to AI workloads while capex remains the central margin and FCF debate.Buy with Prime ...Buy with Prime expands partners Jun 18, 2025 Amazon expands Buy with Prime integrations, turning fulfillment into a merchant services channel beyond the marketplace.Prime Day 2025 ...Prime Day 2025 extends to four days Jul 8, 2025 Amazon lengthens Prime Day, increasing retail GMV, seller ads and logistics utilization but also promotional intensity.Q2 2025 mixed A...Q2 2025 mixed AWS margin Jul 31, 2025 Amazon Q2 results show AI and AWS demand but keep investors focused on AWS margin, capex and retail leverage.AWS AI agents a...AWS AI agents and Bedrock expansion Aug 20, 2025 AWS expands Bedrock agents, model choices and AI tooling, improving the platform story for enterprise generative AI.Project Kuiper ...Project Kuiper service target slips Sep 15, 2025 Kuiper deployment timing and competitive pressure keep satellite broadband from becoming a near-term earnings driver.Q3 2025 AWS rea...Q3 2025 AWS reacceleration Oct 30, 2025 Amazon reports stronger AWS growth and advertising momentum, improving confidence that AI infrastructure can convert to revenue.OpenAI AWS comp...OpenAI AWS compute agreement Nov 3, 2025 OpenAI signs a multi-year AWS cloud agreement, showing AWS can win large AI workloads beyond Anthropic.AWS government ...AWS government AI infrastructure Nov 24, 2025 AWS announces a major AI and high-performance computing infrastructure investment for US government customers.re:Invent 2025 ...re:Invent 2025 Trainium3 and agents Dec 2, 2025 AWS re:Invent advances Trainium, Bedrock, agents and AI infrastructure, tying the next capex cycle to customer commitments.Q4 2025 AWS run...Q4 2025 AWS run-rate narrative Feb 5, 2026 Amazon reports AWS growth and AI momentum, while investors evaluate whether capex is matched by committed demand.2025 annual let...2025 annual letter AI run rate Apr 9, 2026 Amazon shareholder letter frames AWS AI as a fast-growing run-rate business and argues custom silicon can save meaningful capex.Anthropic $100B...Anthropic $100B AWS commitment Apr 21, 2026 Anthropic commits more than $100 billion to AWS over ten years and up to 5GW of compute, validating Trainium and long-term AI demand.Q1 2026 earning...Q1 2026 earnings setup Apr 28, 2026 Investor focus moves to whether AI, AWS and advertising can absorb higher 2026 capex while retail margins hold.
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Apr 2024Sep 2024Feb 2025Jul 2025Dec 2025Apr 2026$161$213$264Amazon Q GAQ1 2024 AWS accelerationLogistics regionalization benefitsAWS CEO transition to Matt GarmanPrime Day 2024 record eventQ2 2024 capex step-upProject Kuiper first customer terminalsQ3 2024 AWS and ads leverageAnthropic additional $4BNova foundation modelsTrainium2 UltraServersQ4 2024 AWS capacity constraintAlexa+ announcedProject Kuiper first production launchQ1 2025 AWS AI demandBuy with Prime expands partnersPrime Day 2025 extends to four daysQ2 2025 mixed AWS marginAWS AI agents and Bedrock expansionProject Kuiper service target slipsQ3 2025 AWS reaccelerationOpenAI AWS compute agreementAWS government AI infrastructurere:Invent 2025 Trainium3 and agentsQ4 2025 AWS run-rate narrative2025 annual letter AI run rateAnthropic $100B AWS commitment